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Religious Behaviour, 2004.
A sociological explanation for the changing religious behaviour in modern society.
1,282 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper analyses the sociological concepts, studies and arguments to support or challenge the notion that religious beliefs are changing. Attention is given to the secularisation thesis, televangelism, new religious movements, declining church attendance, arguments of de-sacrilisation, the fragmentation of society and issues concerning modern morality.
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"In the nineteenth century it was widely believed that industrialisation and the growth of scientific knowledge would lead to what is known as secularisation; a process whereby religious thinking, practices and organisations lose their social significance through either the process of disengagement or the process of disenchantment. Weber argued that a greater ?rationalism? would replace beliefs based on magic, superstition and the supernatural. Many sociologists have agreed with these ideas and have claimed that social change would lead to the weakening or even disappearance of religion in society."
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Religious Upbringing and Child Behavior, 2004.
Research study on whether a religious upbringing translates to better behavior in children.
1,825 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 58.95
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This paper details a study conducted to examine the effects of religion on behavior in elementary students to see if any correlation is evident. The study was conducted under the assumption that religion does, in fact, have an influence on the behaviors of young subjects. The primary hypothesis of the study is that subjects are more likely to show positive behaviors if they participate in religious activities. The results reported indicate that there is a significant statistical correlation between religious activity and positive behavior in females, but not in males.
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"The results suggested that there was a significant relationship between previous religious activity and classroom behavior. The hypothesis was that previous religious activity would lead to a better rating of behavior in the classroom setting. In the study, 85% of the subjects reported having previously had religious activities (17 subjects), whereas 15% (3 subjects) had not. Of the sample of 12 girls and 8 boys, 10 females had obtained religious instruction or participated in religious activity, as had 7 boys. Two females and 1 male had not previously received religious instruction or had not participated in religious activities. When corresponded with the instructor?s evaluation of behaviors, it was concluded that the females who had received previous religious instruction or had participated in religious activities were more like to show more positive behaviors, whereas the males showed no difference in behaviors between the two groups."
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Religious Diversity in the Workplace, 2005.
This paper discusses the management of religious diversity in the workplace.
4,090 words (approx. 16.4 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 110.95
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This paper explains that the recent growth in legal complaints associated with religion in the workplace reflects the increasing variation of the U.S.. The author points out that many religious harassment cases include managers or colleagues who humiliate an employee's religious attitude or custom through abuse or other disparagement behavior where, similar to cases of suspected sexual or racial harassment, employers who know of such behavior but do not take steps to prevent it. The paper concludes that education is considered crucial in making the religious rights of members of minority religions compatible with safeguarding the basic ideology of religious rights for all.
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Introduction
Becoming Increasingly Important to Employees/ Managers
Dealing with Religious Differences/Harassment in the Workplace
Conclusion
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"As per the Sikh religion, it is compulsory for them to carry a knife, which has been a matter for the employers. In a case told by the Sikh Coalition, an employer prohibited having this ceremonial knife, but information and interference from the Sikh coalition persuaded the employer to remove the ban. The dreadlocks that are a religiously authorized hairstyle for the Rastafarians have raised problems in the workplace. There have been legal actions created against FEDEX for firings over dreadlocks, and Greyhound paid an amount of $33,500 to end favoritism in hiring case brought by a Rastafarian man in Buffalo, New York. He was deprived of a driving position due to his long dreadlocks, and lesser-qualified candidates occupied those positions. These cases ask for remedy more than the immoral to the specific person, but to alter the difficult corporate culture as well."
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Religious Pluralism, 2002.
A discussion of the issue of religious pluralism in ?Protestant- Catholic- Jew: An Essay in American Religious Sociology? by Will Herberg.
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This paper examines the book "Protestant- Catholic- Jew: An Essay in American Religious Sociology? by Will Herberg, a study of the religious landscape of the American society in the in the mid- 1950s with the concept of a ?three religion country? and a ?single melting pot,? which describes the religious institution in the American society. It evaluates how today this concept is no longer feasible due to influx of numerous cultures and people from all over the world. It discusses how although Herberg's work may have been an idealized version of an attempt to reconcile the religious differences in America, it has become the ?catalyst? for other studies and projects to be conducted and further developed in order to fully understand the dynamics of the various religions in America.
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"Indeed, Will Herberg?s study of the three major religions in America during the 1950s had been a revolutionary move towards the development of a better understanding of the numerous religions that are now included in America?s religious landscape. The issue of religious pluralism comes to mind when the topic of religious differences and diversity is discussed, and the work of Herberg can be used as a good reference in studying how religion can affect the society and the relations between people that composes it. One of the most popular and prominent studies about the sociology of religion in America is the Pluralism Project headed by Diana L. Eck of Harvard University."
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Religious Intolerance in Germany, 2005.
This paper traces the history of religious intolerance in Germany to present times.
2,875 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 85.95
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This paper explains that despite strong laws against religious discrimination in its new constitution, there is still wide spread religious intolerance in Germany, which again was acerbated with the reunification because, although Western Germany's population had been carefully reeducated against Nazism, Eastern Germany's population has not had the same experience. The author points out that Germany's problems with religious persecution did not begin with Hitler and the Nazis, they go as far back as Charlemagne, King of the Franks, a Germanic tribe, creator of the first European central government in the Middle Ages, who was inhospitable not only with the Jews but also with the pagan Saxons, another Germanic tribe. The paper relates that the Christian anti-Semitism of Martin Luther, which was part of the tradition of Medieval Christian anti-Semitism, laid the social and cultural basis for modern anti-Semitism, although modern anti-Semitism was based on the pseudo-scientific notions of race.
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Religious Persecution in Medieval Germany
Persecution of the Pagan Saxons
Religious Persecution of the Jews in Medieval Germany
Anti-Semitism during the Reformation
Germany's Long History of Religious Divisiveness
Religious Intolerance in Germany Today
A Possible Cure?
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"The Capitulary went on to make any practice of this earlier religion not only a sin against the Church but also a crime against the State. The Capitulary stated that if any one shall have formed a conspiracy with the pagans against the Christians, or shall have wished to join with them in opposition to the Christians, let him be punished by death. It went to demand that whoever shall have consented to this same fraudulently against the king and the Christian people, let him be punished by death. Finally, the Capitulary decreed that if any one shall have shown himself unfaithful to the lord king; let him be punished with a capital sentence.
Charlemagne eradicated any open pagan practices in Medieval Europe; he also had many recalcitrant practitioners of the pagan religion killed for not converting to Christianity and paying their tithes."
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Transformation of Religious Colleges into Secular Universities, 2006.
This paper looks at the value of sociological theory in understanding the transformation of religious colleges into secular universities.
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In this essay, the writer discusses that sociological theory is of great value in understanding how religious colleges are eventually transformed into fully accredited secular schools. The writer explains that sociology is the study of social behavior. The writer also notes that it examines the behaviors of individuals and organizations and their evolution through their interactions within and outside of their social systems. Further, the writer maintains that the rational choice axiom might offer some insight in the case of the transformation of a college associated with a religious denomination into an accredited secular university; however, other theories might offer additional insight as well.
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Religious Pluralism in American Society, 2002.
This paper presents a review of an article entitled "Neighboring Faiths: How Will Americans Cope with Increasing Religious Diversity?? by Diana L. Eck. The article deals with the diversity of religions in present-day America.
1,600 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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The paper uses Eck?s article as a basis for investigating the possibility of religious pluralism in the USA. It looks at the differences in American society before, during, and after the influx of immigrants. It explores the violence that has arisen out of religious differences, and explains Eck?s solution to this problem (religious pluralism). The paper clarifies Eck?s concept of religious pluralism and then goes on to look at why her solution is problematic. It refers to texts that oppose religious pluralism and investigates some of the main disadvantages involved with this solution. The paper concludes by bringing in an alternative viewpoint, provided by Nabil Marshood?s article entitled, ?Religious Pluralism and Social Change.?, and by evaluating the theories presented in the various texts.
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"The article ?Neighboring Faiths: How Will Americans Cope with Increasing Religious Diversity?? by Diana L. Eck is a thorough analysis of the increasing religious differences in the American society. Diana L. Eck is a professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies, and is the director of the Pluralism Project at the Harvard University. Eck has already written numerous books and studies, which focus primarily on the topic of religious pluralism in the American society. In her article, Eck tells us of the increasing number of people with diverse religions in the contemporary American society, and that these religious differences can be directly attributed to the approval and legalization of the Immigration Act of 1965. Through the Immigration Act of 1965, people from various nations, particularly in the Asian and Middle Eastern regions, have migrated into the US. With the influx of immigration in the United States, various cultures, traditions, and beliefs were brought along with the immigrants, and caused the diversification of cultures, traditions, and religions in the new American society."
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"Unspoken Worlds: Women?s Religious Lives", 2004.
A look at how a woman?s influence can positively affect religion and culture through an examination of "Unspoken Worlds: Women?s Religious Lives" by N. Falk and R. Gross.
1,429 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper looks at how much of the feminist theology seems to triumph in breaking traditional understandings by creating new arguments or promoting new ideas to stretch the boundaries of religious life. In contrast, it looks at how Falk and Gross, in their work "Unspoken Worlds: Women?s Religious Lives", do little to work at separating the influence of culture and religion over tribal and historical religious beliefs. It shows how their approach is to find women who are active in the practice of their religious beliefs and support the belief that women have a valuable contribution to make to religious life, whether it is in the African tribal bush country or established Catholic hierarchy.
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"Today, women have not only joined the ranks of theologians, they have brought a new set of concerns and perspectives to the idea of God-talk (theo-logos). Adding the voices of women to the theological conversation is awakening the church to the experience, humanity, and holiness of half the human race. The vocal presence of women in the theological debate is also forcing a reexamination of assumptions about God, the Bible, church, gender, and family. Feminist theologians are not just adding a new wing to the theological library. They are giving birth to a theological revolution in Christianity."
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The Religious Symbolism of Spirit, 1993.
Describes religious symbolism and spirit in religion, analyzing various ways in which religious symbolism has characterized spirit.
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"The Religious Symbolism of Spirit
Introduction
In its widest sense, all religious symbolism is a representation of spirit, of that essence of the universe which people have variously characterized as gods, goddesses, energies, and voids. In the narrow sense, the religious symbolism of a religion, like Christianity, can distinguish between various aspects of the whole, designating one, like the Holy Ghost, or Holy Spirit, as the spirit aspect. In this analysis, the focus starts with a general look at religious symbolism, spirit in religion, followed by consideration of some ways in which spirit has been characterized in religious symbolism."
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New Religious Movements, 2004.
A sociological explanation of the growth of new religious movements.
1,937 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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This paper looks at how sociologists have noted a dramatic decrease in religious activity within established Trinitarian churches and how affiliation to new religious movements has risen just as considerably. It examines how the actual concept of new religious movements was developed because sociologists found the terms ?sect? and ?cult? inadequate to describe these new religious groups, as the organisational structures, type of membership and leadership, affinities with traditional mainstream religions and attitude to wider society of these organisations were much too different. It also explores the concept of the three kinds of new religious movements as defines by sociologists, world rejecting, world accommodating and world affirming.
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"Other sociologists have argued that the rapid growth in new religious movements is not a response to social deprivation but to secularisation. It is argued that since the decline in the importance of the established religions and Trinitarian churches people seek alternative belief systems to explain the world and its difficulties after feeling disillusioned by institutionalised religion. Sociologists argue that many modern religious movements are a response to anxieties created by the dominance of scientific rationalism, materialism and the resulting secularisation of society."
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Religious Apostasy, 2002.
This paper presents an overview of religious apostasy, the renunciation of one's religious faith.
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This paper explores the reasons renunciation occurs and who is most likely to renounce their faith.
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Religious Dancing, 2005.
This paper examines the Indian and Indonesian forms of religious dancing.
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This paper explains that many dance traditions have originated in India and Indonesia, such as the Bharata Natyam from South India, which had an important historical and cultural influence on the history of India. The author points out that important elements of Hinduism, particularly the figure Nataraja, a form of Shiva, are expressed in Bharata Natyam. The paper relates that this dance, as well as many other religious dances, demonstrate the integral relationship between religious dances and the religious themes that inspire them.
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"Many dance traditions have originated in India and Indonesia, such as the Bharata Natyam from South India, which had an important historical and cultural influence on the history of India. Important elements of Hinduism, particularly the figure Nataraja, a form of Shiva, are expressed in Bharata Natyam. This dance, as well as many other religious dances, demonstrates the integral relationship between religious dances and the religious themes that inspire them. In terms of specific details of Bharata Natyam, it emerged in southern India and developed over the centuries as a living tradition as generation after generation handed it down from parents to children, and gained ascendancy when the Devadasi system emerged in India."
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Clash of Consumer Rights and Religious Freedom, 2008.
A discussion regarding the clash of consumer rights and religious and which has priority.
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In this article the clash of consumer rights and religious freedom is discussed. The paper relates that the issue is framed in the two articles discussed in the paper, which look at decisions by Muslims in the United States not to perform certain tasks that are part of their jobs. The writer notes that this issue extends far beyond this religious group or a specific issue and has been argued most often recently in terms of Christian pharmacists who do not want to fill certain prescriptions because they are opposed to birth control and abortifacents. The writer points out that America is a country that supports religious freedom, but all freedoms have some limitations when the rights of others are being infringed. The writer argues that given the way the needs of each side are being characterized, consumer rights take priority over religious freedom.
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"In truth, the religious freedom of the Muslims is not being curtailed at all. No one has said they cannot worship as they please, and no one is saying they have to act in a way that runs counter to their beliefs. What they are saying is that Muslims can exercise their right freely in their own domain, but in the public arena of commerce, they cannot decide to change the nature of commerce to make it more Islamic. For one thing, while religious freedom is a right, having a specific job is not a right. Employers can always place certain requirements on an employee as to how the job is to be performed and in fact has the right to fire an employee for any reason, at least in most circumstances, though a contract or union agreement might change this situation. This places the power in the hands of the employer so that the employer could insist that its cab drivers carry all passengers, or that its clerks be able to perform all tasks on the goods sold and for the benefit of the customers served."
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